NEWS: Cambodian Filmmaker Tells The Untold Story of Jungle Guard1 min read
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Most of the monks in Cambodia stay in pagodas and spread the teachings of the Buddha to his followers. But one monk opted to tread another path.
Bun Saluth left the pagoda and went into the forest in Anlong Veng for his personal mission: to protect the forest, wildlife, fish and natural resources of the town.
Venerable Saluth’s noble deeds have not been widely known in the Kingdom, despite all his works for the past 20 years. But genius filmmaker Ouch Makara isn’t the one to pass on telling the story of a good man.
Makara stayed in the forest with the monk for one year to know deeper the mission of Bun Saluth. He saw how dedicated he is in protecting and preserving Mother Nature. Makara was then convinced that Venerable Saluth’s story is worth telling. He shot a documentary film on the Buddhist monk’s efforts in Anlong Veng and the beautiful landscape of the forest.
A year after the production, ‘Jungle Guard’ was released. Makara got solid support from the Document Centre of Cambodia and USAID to make his passion project a success. The film – inspiring in its rawness – was launched at Wat Lanka on Tuesday afternoon this week through the Sleuk Rith Motion Picture, supported by the US Embassy and UNDP. Over a hundred people, including monks and nuns, came to the launching and witnessed the greatness of Bun Saluth.
Photo Credit: Khmer Times
